<?php

function makeUUID() {
  // stolen from someone on sitepoint who stole it from someone else :p
  return sprintf( "%04x%04x%04x%04x%04x%04x%04x%04x",
         mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ), mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ), mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ),
         mt_rand( 0, 0x0fff ) | 0x4000,
         mt_rand( 0, 0x3fff ) | 0x8000,
         mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ), mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ), mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ) );
}

?>
